4-Nerolidylcatechol: apoptosis by mitochondrial mechanisms with reduction in cyclin D1 at G0/G1 stage of the chronic myelogenous K562 cell line

Autor: Polyana Lopes Benfica, Renato Ivan de Ávila, Bruna dos Santos Rodrigues, Alane Pereira Cortez, Aline Carvalho Batista, Marilisa Pedroso Nogueira Gaeti, Eliana Martins Lima, Kênnia Rocha Rezende, Marize Campos Valadares
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Pharmaceutical Biology, Vol 55, Iss 1, Pp 1899-1908 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1388-0209
1744-5116
13880209
DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2017.1311351
Popis: Context: 4-Nerolidylcatechol (4-NRC) has showed antitumor potential through apoptosis. However, its apoptotic mechanisms are still unclear, especially in leukemic cells. Objectives: To evaluate the cytotoxic potential of 4-NRC and its cell death pathways in p53-null K562 leukemic cells. Materials and methods: Cytotoxicity of 4-NRC (4.17–534.5 μM) over 24 h of exposure was evaluated by MTT assay. 4-NRC-induced apoptosis in K562 cells was investigated by phosphatidylserine (PS) externalization, cell cycle, sub-G1, mitochondrial evaluation, cytochrome c, cyclin D1 and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, and caspase activity analysis. Results: IC50 values obtained were 11.40, 27.31, 15.93 and 15.70 μM for lymphocytes, K562, HL-60 and Jurkat cells, respectively. In K562 cells, 4-NRC (27 μM) promoted apoptosis as verified by cellular morphological changes, a significant increase in PS externalization and sub-G1 cells. Moreover, it significantly arrested the cells at the G0/G1 phase due to a reduction in cyclin D1 expression. These effects of 4-NRC also significantly promoted a reduction in mitochondrial activity and membrane depolarization, accumulation of cytosolic cytochrome c and ROS overproduction. Additionally, it triggered an increase in caspases -3/7, -8 and -9 activities. When the cells were pretreated with N-acetyl-l-cysteine ROS scavenger, 4-NRC-induced apoptosis was partially blocked, which suggests that it exerts cytotoxicity though not exclusively through ROS-mediated mechanisms. Discussion and conclusion: 4-NRC has antileukemic properties, inducing apoptosis mediated by mitochondrial-dependent mechanisms with cyclin D1 inhibition. Given that emerging treatment concepts include novel combinations of well-known agents, 4-NRC could offer a promising alternative for chemotherapeutic combinations to maximize tumour suppression.
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